Elected Member Briefing Note 2024, No. 70
About this Briefing Note
Report by: James Chiles, Performance Officer, Strategic Planning, People & Performance
Date: 29 August 2024
Subject: SQA National Qualifications 2024
Responsible Officer: Sheena Devlin, Strategic Lead - Education and Learning
Details
Purpose
This Briefing Note provides an overview of attainment across Perth and Kinross Secondary Schools based on the 2024 Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) National Qualifications.
Briefing Information
Information below is based on the Council's analysis of initial data provided by SQA, which will be updated later in the year through the national benchmarking service Insight following the processing of late results and appeals. This does not reflect other important areas of our attainment landscape such as National 2-4 awards, National Progression Awards and Foundation Apprenticeships which will be captured in the Insight update.
SQA National Qualifications 2024
National 5 A-C Pass Rates
School | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
Bertha Park High School | * | 81% | 77% |
Blairgowrie High School | 73% | 77% | 82% |
Breadalbane Academy | 83% | 81% | 76% |
Crieff High School | 69% | 81% | 79% |
Kinross High School | 82% | 87% | 86% |
Perth Academy | 82% | 84% | 80% |
Perth Grammar School | 83% | 74% | 74% |
Perth High School | 77% | 78% | 78% |
Pitlochry High School | 82% | 90% | 81% |
St John's Academy | 80% | 81% | 83% |
The Community School of Auchterarder | 89% | 80% | 81% |
PKC Average | 80% | 81% | 80% |
Scotland | 78% | 79% | 77% |
Higher A-C Pass Rates
School | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
Bertha Park High School | * | 80% | 73% |
Blairgowrie High School | 78% | 72% | 74% |
Breadalbane Academy | 85% | 72% | 72% |
Crieff High School | 69% | 84% | 80% |
Kinross High School | 82% | 82% | 85% |
Perth Academy | 72% | 79% | 77% |
Perth Grammar School | 78% | 78% | 71% |
Perth High School | 69% | 71% | 74% |
St John's Academy | 73% | 74% | 70% |
The Community School of Auchterarder | 84% | 76% | 81% |
PKC Average | 76% | 77% | 76% |
Scotland | 75% | 77% | 75% |
* Bertha Park High School opened in 2019, and only started presentations for National 5 in 2022 when the original S1 group entered S4, Higher in 2023, and Advanced Higher in 2024 as the school roll grew year on year.
Advanced Higher A-C Pass rates
School | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
Bertha Park High School | * | * | 69% |
Blairgowrie High School | 86% | 71% | 71% |
Breadalbane Academy | 74% | 70% | 79% |
Crieff High School | 72% | 89% | 87% |
Kinross High School | 87% | 84% | 83% |
Perth Academy | 77% | 78% | 85% |
Perth Grammar School | 64% | 71% | 69% |
Perth High School | 79% | 80% | 65% |
St John's Academy | 55% | 76% | 46% |
The Community School of Auchterarder | 76% | 57% | 77% |
PKC Average | 77% | 77% | 74% |
Scotland | 79% | 80% | 75% |
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